Anti-consumerism
These are all the posts in the “anti-consumerism” category.
You may also be interested in the posts about frugal living as they’re often about cutting back and making do.
Last week, my t’other half John sent me a link to a quite old article by a guy who has pared down his possessions to just “15 things”. (John came across the article on a geeky news-sharing site and the discussion on there is more interesting than the comments on the blog itself – albeit [...]
This morning I tweeted that I think it’s going to take me most of 2012 to catch up on all my leftover stuff from 2011 – and this is one of those things! The Challenge Last year, I set myself the challenge of buying no more than 12 items of clothing in 2011 – and [...]
Continue reading about Buy less than 12 items of clothing in 2011 challenge – end of year update
After personally getting rid of bags full of clothes, craft supplies, a broken bucket and many books in the last four weeks, our little Declutter November challenge has come to an end. My last three items for this last half week have been: a time-sensitive book from 2000 (so well out of date now), three [...]
Continue reading about Declutter November – final things and thoughts
No pictures this week because first my camera battery died mid-photo session and now my computer isn’t recognising the memory card. Sigh. Just imagine pics of assorted junk ;) This week, I got rid of: Big Blue Dog – one of those “oh so soft!” impulse buys at Ikea nearly a decade ago. Deserves a [...]
Ah, you knew this one was coming, didn’t you? ;) I’ve also deliberately left it ’til last as I imagine most people will have dipped into their hobby stashes already – hopefully though having a focused look at it will help everyone (and me especially!) prune further: get rid of extra five things (or sets [...]
Continue reading about Declutter November mini-challenge week 4: your hobby/craft stash
We’ve finished another week of Declutter November – and I’m beginning to struggle a bit! I think I snagged a lot of the low hanging fruit earlier in the month and during the garden & wardrobe, and this week’s kitchen, mini-challenges so now I feel like I’m picking things just to meet the target rather [...]
